MOROS

Meaning of MOROS in English

plural of moro

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MOROS — (n. pl.) The Mohammedan tribes of the southern Philippine Islands, said to have formerly migrated from Borneo. Some of them …
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MOROS — /mawr"os, mohr"-/ , n. Class. Myth. a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
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MOROS — add. ·noun ·pl the mohammedan tribes of the southern philippine islands, said to have formerly migrated from borneo. some of …
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MOROS — [Greek] Moros ("destiny") is the Greek personification of doom. He is the son of Erebus and Nyx and the brother …
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SOPHOMORE — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Greek sophos wise + mōros foolish Date: 1688 a student in the second year at …
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OXYMORON — noun (plural oxymora) Etymology: Late Greek oxymōron, from neuter of oxymōros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mōros …
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MORON — noun Etymology: irregular from Greek mōros foolish, stupid Date: 1910 a mildly mentally retarded person, a very stupid person, ~ic …
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BARONG — noun Etymology: probably from Maranao (Austronesian language of southern Mindanao) Date: 1898 a thick-backed thin-edged knife or sword used by …
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SULU ARCHIPELAGO — Volcanic and coral archipelago, southwestern Philippines, between Mindanao and Borneo . A double island chain, it extends 170 mi (270 …
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NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT — Title used by nationalist, usually socialist, movements in various countries since World War II. In Greece, the National Liberation Front-National …
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MORO — Any member of several Muslim peoples living in the southern Philippines. The Moros, who constitute about 5% of the Philippine …
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MORE — I. ˈmō(ə)r, ˈmȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) adjective Etymology: Middle English more, moore, mo, from Old English māra (adjective), mā (adjective & …
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MERIT — I. ˈmerə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English merite, merit, from Old French merite, from Latin meritum, …
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TETARTEMORION — tə̇ˌtärd.əˈmōrēˌän, -ēən noun also tar·te·mo·ri·on ˌtärd.əˈ- ( -s ) Etymology: tetartemorion from Greek tetartēmorion, from tetartē one fourth (from feminine …
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SOPHOMORE — ˈsäf(ə)ˌm]ō(ə)r, -f ə mˌ], ]ȯ(ə)r, ]ōə, ]ȯ(ə), esp in 2-syllable pronunc ˈsȯf-\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from Greek …
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PANTOMORUS — ˌpantəˈmōrəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pantomōros gluttonous, literally, all-sluggish, from pant- + mōros dull, sluggish, stupid …
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OXYMORON — ˌäksə̇ˈmōrˌän, -sēˈm- noun ( plural oxymo·ra -ōrə) Etymology: Greek oxymōron, from neuter of oxymōros pointedly foolish, from oxy- oxy- (I) …
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MOROSOPH — ˈmōrəˌsäf, ˈmȯr- noun or mo·ros·o·phist məˈräsəfə̇st ( -s ) Etymology: morosoph from obsolete French morosophe, from Greek mōrosophos, from mōros …
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MOROPUS — ˈmȯrəpəs, ˈmär- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mōros sluggish, dull + New Latin -pus; from its suggested …
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MORON — ˈmōˌrän, ˈmȯˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: irregular from Greek mōros sluggish, dull, stupid; akin to Sanskrit mūra dull, stupid …
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MORO — ˈmō(ˌ)rō, ˈmȯ(ˌ)- noun ( plural moro or moros ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish, literally, Moor, from Latin Maurus — …
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MORINEL — ˈmȯrəˌnel, ˈmär- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin morinellus, partly from Latin Morini, people inhabiting the part of Gaul …
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MONOMORIUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmōrēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from mon- + Greek morion part, portion, diminutive of moros lot, fate — …
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CYNOMORIUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷rēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cynomorion broomrape, from Greek kynomorion dodder, from kyn- cyn- + -morion …
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BARONG — bəˈrȯŋ, bä-, -räŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: native name in the Philippines : a broad-bladed knife or sword with …
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BARONG — (n.) A kind of cutting weapon with a thick back and thin razorlike edge, used by the Moros of the …
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SULU — /sooh"looh/ , n. , pl. Sulus , ( esp. collectively ) Sulu . a member of the most numerous tribe …
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OXYMORON — — oxymoronic /ok'see meuh ron"ik/ , adj. /ok'si mawr"on, -mohr"-/ , n. , pl. oxymora /-mawr"euh, -mohr"euh/ . Rhet. a …
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MORON — — moronic /meuh ron"ik/ , adj. — moronically , adv. — moronism, moronity /meuh ron"i tee/ , n. /mawr"on, mohr"-/ …
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MORO — noun ( plural Moros ) Etymology: Spanish, literally, Moor, from Latin Maurus Date: 1886 1. : a member of any …
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SULU ARCHIPELAGO — Forested islets in the Sulu Archipelago, Sulu Sea, Philippines archipelago comprising hundreds of volcanic and coral islands and numerous rocks …
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